vaccine
Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
World
April 25, 2020
Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine…
US failed to block UN virus vaccine resolution
World
April 22, 2020
US failed to block UN virus vaccine resolution
The UN General Assembly has demanded equal access for any future COVID-19 vaccine but its seeming unanimity was a fluke.…
Israel’s OurCrowd leads US$12 mn investment to develop COVID-19 vaccine
Middle East
April 22, 2020
Israel’s OurCrowd leads US$12 mn investment to develop COVID-19 vaccine
TEL AVIV (Reuters) — Israeli venture investing platform OurCrowd said on Wednesday it would lead a US$12 million investment in…
Could tuberculosis vaccination protect Egyptians against coronavirus?
Health & Fitness
April 3, 2020
Could tuberculosis vaccination protect Egyptians against coronavirus?
Rumors have spread recently that a large percentage of Egyptians would not catch the novel coronavirus thanks to a compulsory…
US, Germany battle for virus vaccine surpremacy
World
March 15, 2020
US, Germany battle for virus vaccine surpremacy
The United States and Germany are vying to produce an exclusive vaccine against the coronavirus which is being developed in…
China’s virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall
World
February 9, 2020
China’s virus death toll surpasses SARS but new cases fall
BEIJING (AP) — China’s virus death toll rose by 89 on Sunday to 811, passing the number of fatalities in…
Scientists race to develop vaccine for new coronavirus
World
February 9, 2020
Scientists race to develop vaccine for new coronavirus
Scientists from the United States to Australia are using new technology in an ambitious, multi-million-dollar drive to develop a vaccine…
WHO accused of rationing Ebola vaccine in DR Congo
World
September 23, 2019
WHO accused of rationing Ebola vaccine in DR Congo
Aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Monday accused the World Health Organization of rationing the Ebola vaccine in the…
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
Health & Fitness
August 13, 2019
Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial
LONDON (Reuters) – Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever…
Malawi rolls out ground-breaking malaria vaccine
World
April 24, 2019
Malawi rolls out ground-breaking malaria vaccine
Malawi on Tuesday rolled out the world’s first licensed malaria vaccine in a landmark campaign against a disease that each…